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/Sounds like "KWEE" (as in "queen")/

Meaning

Guinea pig that's eaten roasted, fried, or baked in the Andes. For tourists it's shocking; for Peruvians, Ecuadorians, and Bolivians, it's a traditional delicacy.

Examples

In Cusco I tried oven-roasted cuy and it was amazing.

Cuy is a traditional party dish in Andean villages.

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Regional synonyms

In Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, neighborhood gossip and idle chatter that travels mouth to mouth, always arriving exaggerated to the last person who hears it.